Posts Tagged ‘accommodation’

While in Flamborough we stayed at a bed and breakfast known as The Manor House. It was perfectly located right in the centre of the village and offered a large garden with hedges that entirely cut off the outside world.

The house only had two bedrooms, and we had the master. This contained a large double bed and ensuite bathroom. You can see pictures of it on their website.

Positive points: it was very quiet. The bed was comfortable and I slept really well. Our hosts, Leslie and Jeffrey were lovely. The traditional furnishings were nice, we had a beautiful view of the garden from our bedroom and the breakfasts were very tasty – the home made plum jam in particular! The living room slash library was a great place to relax on an evening, especially as we had it to ourselves.

Points for improvement: no showers in the bathrooms, we only had a bath, which made washing our hair difficult. It was rather dusty and a little cold, even in the warm weather.

Overall, a lovely stay and I think we’ll go back again.

While in Dublin, we stayed at StayCity Serviced Apparents, so I thought I would share my thoughts on them.

When I originally tried to book online with Laterooms, it told me they had run out of available rooms and I had to call the Laterooms call centre. I did, and they confirmed there were no more rooms available, but suggested they could book me in at another StayCity just a few minutes away – and offer that I accepted.

Having turned up at said location, I was then told that we had actually been put in the original location. They were very nice about it and put is in a free taxi to the original location, where we found they had allocated a two bedroom apartment to us (couldn’t make use of it though as Elina insisted on sleeping in the same bed).

It was a bit run down, but when the serviced apartments I have to compare against it are Warwick and Oxford, you probably can’t expect the same standards. I can’t help but feel they were falling a little too much into stereotypes though by not providing any tall glasses, yet providing several types of wine glasses.

It was rather cold at first too as they had most of the windows opened when we arrived, so it took a while to warm up (and was never overly warm). It was also rather nosier than I was expecting when it came to trying to sleep.

The location was fantastic though – it was literally over the river from Temple Bar, so for the price and location, it still comes up as a good deal. Their wifi was good too. You do need a pass per device, but I had no problem streaming high-quality video.